Open kitchen, sleek and modern design, craft cocktails, boutique wine producers, craft beer selection and seasonal New American cuisine are descriptors that can be used for some of the hottest restaurants...
The venerable Julian Cox has done it again. Along with his equally talented team, including Kristina Howald, Dave Kupchinsky, Nick Meyer, Eric Costantino and PJ Myers-Chase, they have put together one of the best new bars in Los Angeles, The Fiscal Agent.
The Fiscal Agent is an intimate bar located above Barrel & Ashes in Studio City. There is no sign out front, but you will see the doorman standing just next to Barrel & Ashes. Despite having a doorman, there is nothing pretentious about The Fiscal Agent. It is warm and inviting with cool music playing. There is limited seating, with a handful of small tables and comfortable lounge chairs in what is like a living room. And the marble bar is like sitting at the kitchen counter, where you can watch the bartenders create drinks while chatting with them. The back bar is beautifully lit with a disco ball adding just the right amount of light.
Remember the song you sang as a child, "Peanut, peanut butter and jelly. Peanut, peanut butter and jelly. First you take the peanuts and you crush them, you crush them..... then you take the jelly and you spread it, you spread it..... peanut, peanut butter and jelly."
As this song continues in your mind, you might be thinking about your favorite childhood food. Who doesn't love peanut butter (except those with allergies, sorry!)? Did you know that the creamy, nutty spread that we loved with apples, bananas, celery, jelly and more is the #2 food in America (bacon is #1)?
Take a trip back to childhood at the new Spread PB Bar in Studio City. Elementary school friends Katie Kerr and Dustin Albert met over peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and the obsession flouished. Katie has been a member of the Peanut Butter of the Month Club for three years. Now Katie and Dustin are sharing their love with the rest of us.